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    The surname Agbayani

    An Ilocano surname, carried by 1,096 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A215

    Agbayani: #23,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Agbayani #23,251, 1,096 people Agbayani: #23,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Agbayani #23,251, 1,096 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Agbayani is more common than 85.7% of them.

    Origin

    Ilocano origin

    Borrowed from Ilocano, from agbayani.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,096 people named Agbayani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 823.

    #23,251
    rank among US surnames
    1,096
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.2%
    change since 2000 (was #27,562)

    Who is named Agbayani

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Agbayani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
    • Two or more races 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Agbayani come from?
    Borrowed from Ilocano, from agbayani.
    How common is the surname Agbayani?
    1,096 people in the United States had the surname Agbayani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Agbayani?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Agbayani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Agbayani getting more or less common?
    More common. 823 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, up 33%.